Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for SelfAs recently as a generation ago, being adopted seemed no different from being raised by one's birth family. In recent years, however, studies have shown that being adopted can color many aspects of the adoptee's life. This ground-breaking book uses the voices of adoptees to trace the experience over a lifetime. |
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Page 77
... things like that . My parents now are nice but they sometimes do things that get me really mad . They don't listen when I want to tell my side of things . They tell you to do something and then yell if you don't do it MIDDLE CHILDHOOD 77.
... things like that . My parents now are nice but they sometimes do things that get me really mad . They don't listen when I want to tell my side of things . They tell you to do something and then yell if you don't do it MIDDLE CHILDHOOD 77.
Page 98
... things like , " How can these be your parents ? You don't look a thing like them ! " Elana's parents adored her , and her grandmother made no secret of the fact that Elana was her favorite . But the bizarre backhanded compliments that ...
... things like , " How can these be your parents ? You don't look a thing like them ! " Elana's parents adored her , and her grandmother made no secret of the fact that Elana was her favorite . But the bizarre backhanded compliments that ...
Page 153
... things from the perspective of the time that had passed since her birth . Now , in middle adulthood , she begins to look at things from the perspective of the time she has left until death . The question used to be , How long have I ...
... things from the perspective of the time that had passed since her birth . Now , in middle adulthood , she begins to look at things from the perspective of the time she has left until death . The question used to be , How long have I ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
The Context of Adoption | 7 |
InfancyThe First Year of Life | 25 |
Copyright | |
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